The Spanish national team have been throw into crisis after their coach was sacked just two days before their opening World Cup game against Portugal in Sochi, with director of football Fernando Hierro named as his replacement.
Luis Rubiales, the president of the Spanish Football Federation, maintained that he had little choice but terminate Lopetegui’s contract as a matter of principle after the coach negotiated with Real Madrid behind their back. The news, released on Tuesday afternoon, that Lopetegui had agreed to take over at Real Madrid when the World Cup ends.
That came as a huge shock across Spain – including at the Federation. Neither the players nor Hierro nor the president knew of the decision until moments before it was made public. The coach (Julen Lopetegui) said that he had received a phone call from Madrid five minutes before they issued a statement announcing the appointment. Julen Loptgui flew from Moscow to Krasnodar urgently on Tuesday night, leaving the FIFA congress to head to the national team’s HQ to discuss how best to resolve the situation. Just after 1pm on Wednesday afternoon, after discussions with the players, he announced the decision to sack the coach, describing it as an “obligation” on a “sad day”.
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